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  • September 13

    MDA DOUBLES SATELLITE MANUFACTURING CAPACITY AS IT RAMPS UP MDA AURORA™ PRODUCTION TO MEET GROWING GLOBAL DEMAND

    September 13, 2024 (Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC) – MDA (TSX:MDA), a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, today announced that construction is underway on a 185,000 square foot expansion at its satellite production facility in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec. Once completed, it will be the world’s largest high-volume manufacturing facility in its satellite class, with capacity to deliver up to two MDA AURORA™ digital satellites a day.

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  • September 10

    MDA SPACE AWARDED ANTENNA SYSTEM CONTRACT BY SWISSTO12 TO SUPPORT HUMMINGSAT GEO SATELLITES

    September 10, 2024 (Brampton, ON) – MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA), a trusted space mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, today announced it has been awarded a contract by SWISSto12 to provide antenna systems for three of the company’s HummingSat satellites for geostationary orbit (GEO). The satellites will be deployed as part of the Inmarsat-8 program to provide crucial safety services and support advances in emergency tracking.

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  • July 2

    MDA SPACE ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF KARL SMITH TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE APPOINTMENT OF INTERIM CFO

    MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA), a trusted space mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, is pleased to announce the appointment of Karl Smith to the company’s Board of Directors. MDA Space also announces the appointment of Janet McEachern as interim Chief Financial Officer, effective today. Mrs. McEachern replaces Vito Culmone, who is leaving the Company to pursue another career opportunity.

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  • June 27

    MDA SPACE AWARDED $1B CONTRACT TO DESIGN AND DELIVER CANADARM3 FLIGHT SYSTEM

    MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA), a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, today announced that it has been awarded $1 billion from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) for the next phases of the Canadarm3 program. The most advanced space robotics system ever conceived, Canadarm3 will be used aboard Gateway, a multinational collaboration led by NASA to establish a space station in lunar orbit to support human and robotic missions to the surface of the Moon – a key element of the Artemis program.

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  • June 7

    MDA SPACE AND CSN RATIFY NEW COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT

    MDA Space (TSX:MDA) is pleased to announce that the company has ratified a collective agreement with members of CSN associated with the company’s operations in Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec.

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  • June 6

    UNIFOR LOCAL 112 AND 673 RATIFY NEW COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT WITH MDA SPACE

    MDA Space (TSX:MDA) is pleased to announce that we have ratified a collective agreement with members of Unifor locals 112 and 673 associated with the company’s operations in Brampton, Ontario.

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  • June 3

    MDA SPACE AWARDED CONTRACT FOR SQUARE KILOMETRE ARRAY PROJECT

    MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA), a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, today announced it has been awarded a contract by the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) to support the development, construction and integration of game-changing radio telescope technology for the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO), an international space exploration and astronomy project that seeks to further our understanding of the formation and evolution of the universe.

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  • May 29

    MDA Space Joins Starlab Space as Strategic Partner, Equity Owner in Commercial Space Station Joint Venture

    Starlab Space LLC (Starlab Space), the global joint venture between Voyager Space, Airbus, and Mitsubishi Corporation, today welcomed MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA), a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, as a strategic partner and equity owner in Starlab Space. The Starlab US-led partnership continues to expand, extending the joint venture’s global reach into Canada.

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  • May 28

    MDA SPACE ANNOUNCES NEW SATELLITE-TO-SHIP SERVICES WILL BE ADDED TO MDA CHORUS™

    MDA Space (TSX:MDA), a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, today unveiled a new vessel detection onboard processing system (VDOP) that will revolutionize how geointelligence information is disseminated at sea.

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  • April 26

    MDA SPACE VP OF SATELLITE SYSTEMS LUIGI POZZEBON NAMED ONE OF CANADA’S BEST EXECUTIVES BY REPORT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE

    MDA Space (TSX:MDA), a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, congratulates Luigi Pozzebon, Vice President of Satellite Systems, on being named to the prestigious 2024 “Best Executives” list by the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business Magazine.

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  • April 18

    MDA SPACE AWARDED $250M CONTRACT EXTENSION TO SUPPORT ROBOTICS OPERATIONS ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

    MDA Space (TSX:MDA), a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, today announced it has received a $250 million contract extension from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to continue supporting robotics operations on the International Space Station (ISS) from 2025 to 2030.

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  • April 8

    MDA SPACE DEFINES THE NEXT GENERATION OF ROBOTICS WITH NEW MDA SKYMAKER™ PRODUCT LINE

    MDA Space (TSX:MDA), a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, today announced MDA SKYMAKER™, a new suite of space robotics purpose-built to meet the diverse needs of our customers’ most ambitious missions. Unveiled at the Space Symposium conference in Colorado Springs, MDA SKYMAKER™, the world’s leading space robotics technology and services, is now available for all missions and applications.

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  • March 28

    MDA SPACE INCLUDED IN THE GLOBE & MAIL’S ANNUAL WOMEN LEAD HERE RANKING

    MDA Space (TSX:MDA), a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, announced today that it has been recognized on The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business magazine’s prestigious Women Lead Here list. This annual evaluation identifies Canadian businesses with the highest executive gender diversity and is considered a benchmark ranking for Canadian companies.

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  • March 21

    MDA SPACE CEO MIKE GREENLEY NAMED 2023 SATELLITE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR

    Mike Greenley, CEO of MDA Space (TSX:MDA), was recognized as the 2023 Satellite Executive of the Year at the Satellite 2024 Conference taking place this week in Washington, D.C. Established in 1988 by Via Satellite Magazine, winners of the prestigious award are chosen based on their contributions to the global satellite markets, technologies and innovations, and business practices.

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  • March 19

    MDA SPACE NAMED AS ONE OF FAST COMPANY’S MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES FOR 2024

    MDA Space (TSX:MDA), a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, announced today it has been named on Fast Company’s 2024 list of Most Innovative Companies. The annual list compiled by Fast Company highlights the world’s most innovative companies across more than 50 industries and sectors. Following a record-breaking year that included the biggest contract win in MDA Space history, the company has earned the #5 ranking among global space companies.

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  • March 18

    MDA SPACE ANNOUNCES AURORA AS THE NAME OF ITS NEW SOFTWARE-DEFINED SATELLITE PRODUCT LINE

    MDA Space (TSX:MDA), a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, today unveiled AURORA as the name of its new software-defined satellite product line at the Satellite 2024 Conference taking place in Washington, D.C. Designed to meet the changing and highly competitive technical and business requirements of the satellite industry, the fully integrated AURORA portfolio provides operators with unparalleled flexibility and functionality, which dramatically enhances constellation performance at reduced cost and time to market.

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  • March 7

    MDA REBRANDS TO MDA SPACE

    MDA Ltd. (TSX:MDA), a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, today announced it has rebranded to MDA Space, an identity evolution that honours the past, recognizes the present, and further positions the company to lead in a new era of space innovation.

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  • March 5

    CALIAN STRENGTHENS NUCLEAR CAPABILITY WITH ACQUISITION OF MDA LTD. NUCLEAR ASSETS

    Calian Group Ltd. (TSX: CGY), a diverse products and services company providing innovative healthcare, communications, learning and cybersecurity solutions, and MDA Ltd (TSX:MDA), a trusted global mission partner, have completed a transaction in which Calian has purchased assets associated with MDA’s nuclear services.

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  • March 4

    MDA LTD. TO BE ADDED TO S&P/TSX COMPOSITE INDEX

    MDA Ltd. (TSX:MDA), a trusted mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, today announced that the Company will be added to the S&P/TSX Composite Index (Industrials sector) prior to the open of trading on March 18, 2024. The S&P/TSX Composite Index includes the largest and most liquid publicly traded companies in Canada, and represents the principal benchmark measure for the Canadian equity markets.

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  • February 14

    MDA ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF YUNG WU

    MDA Ltd. (TSX:MDA), a trusted space mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, is pleased to announce the appointment of Yung Wu to MDA’s Board of Directors, effective February 14, 2024. Serving as an independent director, Mr. Wu’s appointment increases the size of the Board to nine directors, in accordance with MDA’s by-laws.

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  • February 13

    MDA AWARDED CONTRACT FROM GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT MQ-9B SKYGUARDIAN REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA

    MDA Ltd. (TSX:MDA), a trusted global mission partner for leading-edge technology and services, today announced it has received a $74M contract from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) to help deliver the fleet of MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) recently ordered by the Canadian Armed Forces.

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